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The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (as you'd expect), to Memorial Day, to gelato, to bikes, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Scattered showers. Mid 80s.

Tuesday: Sunny and 82.

Wednesday: Sunny and 80.

Thursday: Sunny and almost 80.

Friday: Cloudy, maybe some rain. Low 70s.

Weekend: Some sun, 70s.

Pretty much as you'd expect.

Memorial Day

It's Monday, as you know, as a result some things will be closed. It's a federal holiday dedicated to remembering people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

By the way: Memorial Day is relatively late this year -- May 30 -- because it's commemorated on the last Monday in May and the last day of the month is a Tuesday this year. (The holiday was very early last year.)

Pride

Events associated with the annual Capital Pride celebration continue this week at various venues around the region. (The big pride parade and festival is June 11 this year.)

Cooking

Gelato
Wednesday: Gio Culinary Studio has a hands-on class about making gelato and other frozen desserts, including semifreddo and granita. "Students will learn how to make delicious authentic gelato and frozen Italian desserts, all from scratch! We will be using fresh natural ingredients and professional techniques that can easily be duplicated at home." Wednesday 6:15 pm -- $60

Chickpeas
Wednesday: Spoon and Whisk has a class about cooking chickpeas with chef Patrick Mannato. Menu: "Chick Pea Fries with Red Curry Ketchup; Herbed Chick Pea Bruschetta; Gluten-Free Zucchini-Basil Chick Pea Waffles with Shaved Fennel Tomato Salad; Chick Pea Fettuccini with Harissa, Kale, & Olives; Homemade Hummus." Wednesday 7 pm -- $45

Albany Waterfront Connector

Thursday: The city of Albany is hosting a public meeting about forming a plan to connect the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail and the Mohawk-Hudson Hike-Bike Trail in Albany's South End. There's been a lot of work going on recently with both of these bike/hike trails. The paved segment of Albany County's Helderberg Hudson trail between Delmar and the South End will officially opened recently. And the city of Albany has a $5 million project under construction to upgrade pedestrian and bike amenities along the Mohawk-Hudson trail along the Hudson riverfront. The even will include a presentation and open house. Thursday project open house from 5-5:30 pm / presentation from 5:30-6:30 pm / and the open house will continue from 6-7 pm -- free

Mountain Jam

Thursday-Sunday: The Mountain Jam music festival returns to Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. This year's headliners include Beck, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Gov't Mule, Umphrey's McGee, and Brandi Carlile. day passes start at $55, three-day passes start at $225

Looking ahead to the weekend...

Among the events coming up this week:
+ The annual Art on Lark festival is Saturday Sunday.
+ The first-ever roller derby bout between the Albany All Stars and the Hellions Troy will be at the TU Center Saturday.

Music

Tuesday: Eagles of Death Metal at Upstate Concert Hall
Rock. (If the name sounds familiar for something other than music, they were the band playing at the Le Bataclan in Paris during the attack this past November.) 8 pm -- $25 ahead / $28 day of

Wednesday: The Defibulators outside The Egg
Bluegrass, country, rockabilly. A "Made in the Shade" show. noon -- free

Wednesday: Whitney at The Hollow
Indie rock. Former members of Smith Westerns. With: Hoops. 8 pm - $10 ahead / $12 day of

Friday: Lynyrd Skynyrd + Peter Frampton at TU Center
With: Jack Broadbent. 6:30 pm -- $45.50 and up

Friday: Eliot Sumner at The Hollow
Indie rock. Gordon and Trudie's daughter. 9 pm - $10.27 ahead / $12 day of

Friday: Will Bernard Trio at Parish Public House
Jazz guitarist. 8 pm -- $10

Friday: Gaslight Tinkers at Caffe Lena
Traditional New England old time and Celtic fiddle music. With: Max Hatt and Edda Glass. 8 pm -- $16

Saturday: Super 400 at The Hangar
20th anniversary show for the hometown band. 9 pm -- $10 ahead / $12 at door

Saturday: Bear Hands at The Hollow
Indie rock. -- $10.27 ahead / $12 day of

Sunday: Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn at Caffe Lena
Americana duo performance. 7 pm -- $28

Sunday: Ruby Amanfu at Helsinki Hudson
Soul pop. 8 pm -- $15 ahead / $20 day of

To do list

1. This is sort of that lull right before all the summer things happen. So it's a good time to plan, prep, and eat some ice cream.

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These are a just a few things for this week, not a comprehensive list. Know of something people should be looking forward to this week? Please share!

photo via Beck FB